退色 (tuì sè) — to fade (of color), to lose color
Definition
退色 means 'to fade / lose color' (clothes, paint, photos). Often interchangeable with the more standard 褪色, but 退色 is colloquial while 褪色 is the written/formal form.
verb
to fade (of color)to lose color
Examples
- 退色。Zhè jiàn yī fu xǐ le jǐ cì jiù tuì sè le.This piece of clothing faded after being washed a few times.
- ，。Nà tiáo kù zi tuì le sè, bù néng zài chuān le.That pair of pants has faded and can no longer be worn.
- 。Zhè fú huà de yán sè yǐ jīng tuì le hěn duō.The colors of this painting have already faded a lot.
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